September 02, 2008, 2:27PM

Mobile, Ala. -- Classes, which were canceled today due to Hurricane Gustav, will resume Wednesday at the University of Mobile, Spring Hill College and Bishop State Community College, officials at the schools announced. The University of South Alabama held classes today. Full story »

September 11, 2008, 3:20PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- Bishop State Community College has made substantial progress addressing problems in its business and financial offices, auditors said today. In early 2008, the New York-based accounting firm Ernst & Young released a review of Bishop State that found about 80 "gaps" in college financial operations.The college addressed 35 of those problems, and despite a handful of glitches,... Full story »

October 16, 2008, 1:47PM

Mobile, Ala. -- Bishop State Community College President James Lowe said a review committee from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools informed school officials today the school has complied with SACS requirements, a move that could remove the school from probation. Full story »

November 21, 2008, 2:53PM

MOBILE, Ala. -- The Alabama Court of Civil Appeals has reversed an arbitrator's decision to return David Thomas to his job at Bishop State Community College. As of this afternoon, Thomas, a history teacher, was still employed at the two-year school. Full story »

December 12, 2008, 11:43AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- A Mobile County grand jury today indicted 4 people on theft of property by deception charges in connection with a financial aid scandal at Bishop State Community College. The grand jury also no-billed -- or decided not to bring charges -- in cases involving 4 other people associated with the two-year school. Full story »

April 21, 2009, 10:53AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- Ronald Turner, 54, has a brushy gray moustache, a cap pulled low on his forehead, and determination in his eyes. The Citronelle man worked for a sawmill that recently closed down. Even with his experience in construction as well, he had trouble finding another job. "A friend of mine told me about the truck driving school," he said. Full story »

April 30, 2009, 9:43AM

The 1,000-watt smiles said it all for B.C. Rain's Jamal Tanksley and Gerald Hale. The duo signed paperwork Tuesday to play basketball at nearby Bishop State Community College, becoming Rain's first basketball signees since 2006. Red Raiders coach Willie Burns then delivered the keynote address for the signing ceremony. Full story »

May 13, 2009, 2:11PM

MOBILE, Ala. -- Peter "Trey" Rose III was coaching baseball at a northwest Florida high school three years ago when a pitching coach from Bishop State Community College came to his school to recruit players. Full story »

July 13, 2009, 4:13PM

Steven Pituk is an inspiration for those who are physically challenged in one way or another and for employers who have an opportunity to hire those who are qualified and eager to prove themselves. The life of the 24-year-old south Alabama resident, who was born deaf, has to this point included a series of challenges, adjustments and achievement. Full story »

August 23, 2009, 6:25AM

Carrie Johnson says she turned her financial aid paperwork in on time and thought she was ready to register for classes at Bishop State Community College. But a week before registration, the 21-year-old second-year student was notified her appointment with financial aid counselors had been canceled and she would have to wait until the spring to enroll. Full story »

August 28, 2009, 6:07AM

Bishop State Community College's fall enrollment has increased by almost 500 students since the fall semester of 2008, reflecting the two-year school's increasingly good reputation, said its president, James Lowe. Full story »

September 22, 2009, 6:30AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- Six years after Mobile Gas officials first proposed turning an abandoned industrial site at the corner of Beauregard Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue into a park, the area remains fenced off and contaminated with mercury and arsenic. The only visible changes came months ago, first when a small building was razed, then more recently... Full story »

September 29, 2009, 5:04AM

The Mobile County District Attorney's Office is seeking a delay in the trial of Bishop State Community College employees charged in a financial aid theft scandal because it is too close to the trial of former Mobile Circuit Judge Herman Thomas. Full story »

October 02, 2009, 6:00AM

Bishop State Community College, said President James Lowe, factored in 6 percent proration for fiscal 2009-10 based on a recommendation by the Alabama Department of Postsecondary Education. "Hopefully we will be able to get through the year without having to release anyone," Lowe said. Full story »

October 15, 2009, 7:59AM

Attorneys for the former employees said the two-year school's reasons were too vague, and under the state's Fair Dismissal Act, Bishop State was required to be "more specific" in the termination notice. Full story »

October 16, 2009, 5:03PM

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Supreme Court has let stand a lower court order upholding the reinstatement of a prominent Mobile chef who was terminated by Bishop State Community College. Henry Douglas was terminated in 2007 for teaching courses in which he was also enrolled as a student. Full story »

November 18, 2009, 8:01AM

Gubernatorial candidate Bradley Byrne unveiled a 10-point ethics overhaul Tuesday that he promised would be the most sweeping reform ever offered in Alabama -- and he took a shot at one of his opponents in the Republican field. Full story »